Revision Piece for Encomium

Poetry has been a huge…. No, when I say huge I mean an ginormous impact on my life. Ever since I could remember, I have always been told I had a problem with writing,communicating, and even expressing my thoughts. Before, I was a shy girl who many people misunderstood. I turned to poetry to express and write what I feel. Poetry has been there for me throughout all the bad times in my life to and even the good times. I consider it my accomplice,comrade, companion. Poetry is like a friend, I can express my every waking thought, morning till night, at any time and my friend is there to listen.
Poetry has given me the ability to talk about anything I want without any restrictions. I can think outside of the box, be selfish and write about myself, and think freely and write whatever I please. With poetry there are no boundaries for what I can say or cannot say.
When I express my opinion in public, I have to think twice to not offend anyone or embarrass myself. With poetry, that is not the case at all. I can curse, SCREAM, repeat, and say anything that comes to mind. Poetry is not judgmental; you can say what ever you want in any way possible. It inspires you to continue writing and putting all thoughts and feelings down on paper. I can write as much as I want without ever thinking I wrote too much. I do not have to worry about any type of spelling or grammatical errors, or turn in my writing for homework. I never have to worry about showing it to anyone else. I can keep the poetry to myself just like a deep dark secret. I am the person in control of what ever I want to express or not express. I am the boss of my own thoughts and feelings using poetry.
Poetry can be used to express thoughts and feelings about love, hate, anything at all. Poetry can found everywhere in book stores, movies even in music; just like Tupac Shakur. He used poetry and music to get his message across to his audience.The sky is the limit when it comes to poetry.
Poetry will always be there for me and can be there for you. Many times, poetry can be sad or depressing , but it helps alleviate the pain in a calming way. Poetry has no rules, regulations, will never judge , and can be anything you want it to be. It can be a source of relaxation, hobby, anything at all. It will always be my source of expressing anything and everything I think of. The best thing of all it will alway be there. Even if you do not write for a long time; Poetry will always take you back and continue to be your friend.